National Fisherman

Alaska

Giant Pacific Octopus caught and released during an ADF&G Commercial Fisheries crab survey. Photo by ADF&G

Alaska Board of Fisheries approves octopus fishery in Prince William Sound

Nathan Strout

Angela Wick and Cary Greisen show off Zerofit’s line of Heatrub baselayers, all designed to use the friction created by the wearer’s movement to help generate heat and provide more warmth. Photo by Douglas Zirbel

Northern fishermen gear up with Zerofit's cold weather wear

Paul Molyneaux

Fishing for pollock in the Sea of Okhotsk. Russian Pollock Producers photo.

'All salmon bycatch from one pollock trawl fishery must be retained'

NF Aggregator

Alaska fishing boats in Valdez Harbor. Photo by Albert Pego

Bycatch debate heats up in Prince William Sound pollock fishery

NF Staff

Alaska trawl fisheries are under attack by radical groups. Photo by ErinGla

Defending Alaska's trawl fleet: Myths, facts, and the fight

Carli Stewart

Alaska’s commercial harvest of ~14 million pounds is 81% of its catch limit for 2024. Photo by Israel Patterson

Over 74 percent of Pacific halibut quota caught before Dec. 7 closure

Laine Welch

Kitty Sopow’s fishy stickers range from edgy to sexy to policy and more. A sampling of her stickers includes a play on American Gothic and Xtratufs. Credit: Sopow Art

Kitty Sopow brings Alaskan humor to art

Paul Molyneaux

Shutterstock photo

NOAA announces $99 million to strengthen Pacific salmon populations

NF Staff

Photo courtesy of Charlie Allen

Trident Seafoods bids farewell to the F/V Bountiful, welcoming new chapter with Shelford Fisheries

NF Aggregator

César Torres, Vice President of Sales for Ship’s Machinery International, and his daughter Gabi, man the company’s booth at Pacific Marine Expo 2024. Torres sells Brunvoll thrusters and propulsion systems to a number of major fishing companies in the Seat

SMI thrusters: Reliable power for Alaska fishing boats

Paul Molyneaux

Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association photo.

ASMI All Hands On Deck conference Dec. 3-5 in Anchorage

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